ARTISTS Nada O’Loughlin-Yonge and Gerry North will host a free art show during the Easter holidays in Nelson Bay.
The exhibition will run from 2-15 April in a pop-up shop at 112 Magnus Street, Nelson Bay.
An opening event will be held on Saturday, 4 April from 4-8pm.
“With so many visitors to the area over Easter we wanted to add some glamour to the main street where there are quite a few empty shops,” Gerry said.
Nada is in her 80s and paints in watercolour and acrylics, concentrating on local beaches, animals and flora.
Born in the Queensland countryside, she grew up in the seaside town of Redcliffe and has been settled in the Bay for many years.
Nada still runs art classes and workshops, having received many awards for her works.
“I just love to paint now [I am] fully retired,” she said.
“It is almost an addiction for anyone to start painting beautiful local scenes.”
Gerry is 77 and paints landscapes from different parts of the world, using oils.
He has been painting for 20 years, staging exhibitions in Sydney and London before arriving in the Bay three years ago.
“Painting in oils is messy but I love to move the paint around in my landscapes, searching for light and composition,” he said.
“When you paint you see the world differently as you are overwhelmed by the beauty of the world.
“Just start observing and painting and you will love what you produce.”
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